Struggle in Russia

Seeing Colonel Petukhov, who was full of enthusiasm and kindness, as if seeing an old friend for many years, Li Xiao and Vishniak felt more and more pained.

Especially after they noticed that the other school officials were dumbfounded first, and then contempt was written on their faces, they were even more heartbroken!

That's right, he was indeed cheated, or he was cheated miserably.

Li Xiao only took a glance and found that Colonel Petukhov was not very popular among this group of school-level officers, and he was vaguely excluded. And there is deep contempt in this rejection, I am afraid the water here is very deep!

In fact, it’s not too deep, but Petukhov usually offends many people because he is a bit domineering, and because they are Cossacks, they are naturally different from saltwater ducks, so you understand.

"Colonel, you have caused us misery!"

Li Xiao was also straightforward, facing the enthusiastic Petukhov, he directly started complaining.

Petukhov was not angry, but patted him on the shoulder very affectionately, and laughed loudly: "What do you mean I have caused you misfortune? You drank all the good wine in our camp, so you just drink here Shouldn't you talk like that!"

"Besides, do you think that group of rotten birds next to me will treat you well if I don't come to say hello? Hehe, let me tell you, they are all fighting cocks, with their eyes higher than the top, and they look down on us outsiders at all! "

Li Xiao quietly glanced at the fighting cock. Indeed, the atmosphere over there is a bit weird, the officers are all high-spirited, as if they are not colonels and lieutenant colonels, but generals and lieutenant generals. Moreover, they are obviously divided into two or three small circles, and they are still vaguely hostile to each other.

Petukhov introduced in a low voice: "The colonel is Colonel Trofimov, the brigade commander of the 5th Naval Infantry Guards Brigade, and he belongs to Mark Mikhjevic. Colonel Spandenov, commander of the 38th Naval Rifle Brigade, whose uncle was commander of the 2nd Fleet of the Baltic Fleet."

"As for the last lieutenant colonel, that is the commander of the Odessa city defense, Platonov, who is a fool. As for the other majors, ignore them, they are just their farts and echoers."

Li Xiao was a little strange. It stands to reason that Petukhov shouldn't have told them this kind of information. After all, the relationship between the two parties was not really good, at most it was a friendship over a drink. It is a big taboo in the officialdom to talk shallowly and deeply! Ordinarily, this seemingly domineering but actually well-versed old fritters wouldn't understand, right?

"Don't look at me like that. You don't have any deep hatred with me. It's just a small conflict. And if you give me this meal, it will be evened."

Petukhov smiled and explained proudly: "But those guys and I have disliked each other for a long time. These rotten birds are all like dogs but do nothing. They always make trouble for me. Now there is one more Friends are always nice!"

Vishniak wondered, "Why do you think we can be friends?"

Petukhov replied with a smile: "You can see people most clearly at the wine table. Who is a fake, who is a straight person, who is a friend, and who is an enemy. You will know when you are drunk. !"

Li Xiao and Vishniak suddenly felt uncomfortable.

And Petukhov continued: "And if I'm not mistaken, Your Excellency, you have a very bad relationship with Mark Mikheevich! That old eunuch's hard-core confidant, hehe..."

Petukhov's sincerity speaks for itself. It seems that he has investigated Li Xiao and the others thoroughly in the past few days. This guy is really thick and thin.

Li Xiao asked: "So you don't deal with the old eunuch?"

Petukhov snorted contemptuously: "When I was a company commander, I went with that old fellow to fight the Turks.

Seeing that the Turk's shell knocked his penis flying, if it wasn't for that shot, I'm afraid I would have been killed by that idiot! "

Speaking of which, Petukhov made a sign of the cross on his chest: "Thank you Almighty Lord, thank you for your protection!"

It turned out that Menshikov was unable to attack the fortress surrounded by the Turks for a long time, so he resorted to the legendary crowd tactics and ordered Cossacks like Petukhov to dismount and attack the city. Blood flowed in that battle. Petukhov's uncle, elder brother, and countless members of his family all died under the Turkish fortress, and he was almost used as cannon fodder by Menshikov.

Since then, he hated the incompetent Menshikov, once had a bad fight with the old eunuch and the old eunuch's dog legs, if Vorontsov hadn't admired him and protected him, he would have been a gray animal now Filling the pit is exile in Siberia as a savage.

This time his troops were temporarily assigned to the Black Sea Fleet, and inevitably collided with Menshikov's dogs again. If you think about it, he is not even an old eunuch, so how could he look up to the even fatter Mark Mikheevich.

These words really narrowed the distance between the two sides, and Li Xiao's opinion of this brave Cossack improved a lot. But he didn't fully trust the other party, after all, it takes time to see people's hearts!

"Colonel, what's today's meeting about? I think the people here are all here, from the land and the sea."

Petukhov said with a smile: "What else can it be? It's nothing more than going to war. Either the Turks or the Romanians, anyway, this place is close to them!"

While talking, the door of the meeting room opened, and the captains of the navy began to come out in whispers. These officers were either solemn or smiling, so that it was hard to see why they were watching the meeting.

But the mystery was soon revealed, and Kornilov said straight to the point: "St. Petersburg and the Ministry of the Navy have sent the latest order, ordering the Black Sea Fleet and all troops near Bessarabia to immediately enter the battle state, and do it as soon as possible." Ready for battle, ready to enter Wallachia and Moldavia."

"The international situation is quite serious!" Kornilov knocked on the table. "The Turks did not respond positively to our stern protest. It seems that they are preparing to procrastinate for time, perhaps waiting for the support of the British and French fleets."

"So, once we receive the order, we must seize Wallachia and Moldavia as quickly as possible, and we must establish the overall situation before the British and French fleets intervene!"

Li Xiao was secretly surprised by these words, because it is only March, and historically, the Russian army entered Wallachia and Moldavia in June, which should not be so early, could it be because of him The traveler disrupted the butterfly effect?